Sunday, May 2, 2010

Day 76, 77 - Maggie


Maggie....Maggie! I have been terrible about documenting Maggie's development and milestones and most importantly all the funny things that she says. I used to write in her journal once a month. I don't think I've opened the jounal in about 6 months...So, this blog post is for Maggie - so I can remember 6 months from now what she's doing today.

Memories of Maggie at 2 years and 2 months (aka: 26 months):

  • Loves to wear dresses. Maggie asks to wear a dress every day - no pants, overalls or shorts allowed. Whenever she sees someone she knows, she comments "See my pretty dress". One night she even demanded to sleep holding her purple dress.
  • Refuses to wear bows or rubber bands. She complains that they are "hot"! She does like to wear any kind head band, though. Often right above the eyes.
  • Is not a big fan of wearing a coat or sweater - which is sometimes a problem in Canada
  • Loves trying on gloves, mittens, and hats
  • Talks and talks - especially in the morning at 6 a.m. Maggie's definitely an early riser. She confuses her possessive pronouns a lot - "I want she hat", "Carly throwed she rock"...
  • Loves pretending to be a mommy and making mike, carly or me be her baby - occasionally Mike gets to be the "bruva".  She makes up her own version of "night night Maggie" to whoever she is putting to sleep.
  • Always up for playing with dolls
  • Also really enjoys having pretend tea parties with babies
  • One of her favorite toys is a wet wipe
  • "She not being nice to me" - Maggie often says this when watching t.v. and a villian appears (e.g., Misses Hanigan from Annie)
  • Is not afraid to fall to the floor - screaming, crying, complaining when she doesn't get her way - regardless of location - grocery store, mall, school parking lot
  • Loves playgrounds - especially enjoys climbing steps and sometimes even ladders
  • Says "bum"
  • Sings "Bonjour mes amies"
  • Sings the entire song "Angels Watching Over Me"
  • Is not afraid to break out into song in public places
  • Asks if we are going on "Adventure Ride" - I think that means going out and about - but I'm not quite sure
  • Has a crush on her preschool teacher Mr. Mathieu
  • "You want to see my silly face?" is a favorite phrase of hers
  • Best of all...Maggie still loves to snuggle - she frequently surprises us with a hug or kiss and loves to be hugged or even tickled in return.
I took this picture of Maggie upside down - we were a little stir crazy last week when it snowed!

1 comment:

Robin Estep said...

Jenn...I can't believe how much she has grown!! They are both adorable! I'm just now getting to catch up on all our "adventures in Canada." Can't wait to read more! :)